Archive for the ‘EVENTS’ Category

Friends, family, clients, and customers of The Paul Kaplan Group kicked off this 4th of July holiday week end with two open houses. Kris Rain and Clay Baham hosted evening events at their listings at 1121 Pasatiempo Road and 862 E. Garden Road. These two sexy and updated mid-century, modern homes are located in two of Palm Springs’ hottest neighborhoods –Ruth Hardy Park and Racquet Club Estates. A variety of appetizers and cheeses from around the world greeted guests. Clay offered a huge dessert spread at his open house while Kris’ listing featured a water polo exhibition in the huge pool. Click here to sign up for invites to all future Paul Kaplan Group events.

The board of the Architecture and Design Council have planned a special evening in support of the inaugural exhibition, An Eloquent Modernist, E. Stewart Williams, Architect, at the Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion. This special fundraiser is at the home, which is one of the last designs by E. Stewart Williams, of Architecture and Design Center founders David Lee and Mark Nichols on Saturday, April 5th, from 6:00p.m. to 8:00pm.

The Palm Springs Art Museum recently purchased a historic 1961 bank building in downtown Palm Springs and is in the process of rehabilitating the iconic building to create the new Palm Springs Art Museum Architecture and Design Center, Edwards Harris Pavilion.

The building, designed by renowned mid-century modern architect E. Stewart Williams, is located at 300 South Palm Canyon Drive and was originally designed to house the Santa Fe Federal Savings and Loan. The building will be devoted to architecture and design and provide a space for exhibitions and programs, and includes an archive study space. A prime example of mid-century modern design, the building will provide a space for educational programming, community projects, and a retail merchandise area for unique design objects.

When completed, the A&D Center will be the country’s first historic structure to be transformed into a free-standing architecture and design museum that is housed in a modern building. The rehabilitation is an enormous undertaking, requiring both adhering to the Secretary of the Interior Standards for alterations to this historic property and bringing the building up to current 21st century building codes.

Robust fundraising efforts to support the transformation of the building are in process and the list of Founders continues to grow. More than thirty founders have already pledged support for the process, and the museum is seeking additional founders to join this prestigious group. Only 100 founder level memberships will be offered in total. Founders memberships are $25,000 and can be paid over three years and comes with many special museum benefits including President’s Circle membership and Architect and Design Council membership. In addition, a handful of naming opportunities still exist.

Tickets for the fundraiser are $150 and available by contacting Paul Ortega at (760) 322-4818 or [email protected].

The Paul Kaplan Group is a boutique real estate firm specializing in architectural homes, vacation properties, and condos in the Palm Springs area.

Fashion, glamour, and dogs are in the spotlight in two separate, upcoming events this March. Both benefit local pet services and charitable organizations.

Le Chien is a Palm Springs Life event for El Paseo Fashion Week 2014 and this year’s theme is Famous Dogs of Hollywood. On Sunday, March 16th at 5:00pm, cocktails, a silent auction, music, and entertainment precede a canine fashion show featuring donors and their four-legged friends in fashions inspired by “Famous Dogs of Hollywood.” Collections by renowned doggie designers liven up the runway and put our famous canines in the spotlight. A live auction completes the evening. The show benefits the Humane Society of the Desert. Hors d’oeuvres provided courtesy of Mitch’s on El Paseo Restaurant.

Matthew Reader of The Paul Kaplan Group shared information regarding Palm Springs modern architecture and real estate with The Desert Sun for their recent video series, “Modern Love“. As a modernist and expert when it comes to desert area significant architecture, Matthew’s involvement was invaluable. We recap the four videos which showcased Matthew’s knowledge.

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If you would like to know more about Modern Love or if you are interested in Modern Palm Springs Real Estate, contact us at The Paul Kaplan Group. The Paul Kaplan Group is a boutique real estate firm specializing in architectural homes, vacation properties, and condos in the Palm Springs area.

In order to raise money for the Save-A-Pet no-kill animal shelter, the Crazy Coconuts Softball Team will be hosting a car wash from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. this coming Saturday at The Skylark Hotel at 1466 N. Palm Canyon in Palm Springs.

Not only will be pet adoptions also be available on site at the hotel, but the bar will be open as well with drink specials that include Bloody Marys and Mimosas. A few years ago, the Crazy Coconuts raised over $3,000 for the shelter and hope to surpass that amount at this upcoming event.

As a signature program of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, the Native Film Fest returns to Palm Springs today for its 13th season and runs through Saturday, March 8th. The festival presents the best in films by, about, and starring Native Americans and other Indigenous peoples from around the world. Screenings are followed by informative Q&A sessions with filmmakers, directors, and actors in attendance. All screenings are at Camelot Theatres in Palm Springs.

Opening the festival on Tuesday evening is Views on Native Film – a free lecture by Nancy Marie Mithlo, Ph.D. (Chiricahua Apache), Associate Professor of Art History and American Indian Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison.In fall 2014, Dr. Mithlo will be Chair of American Indian Studies at Autry National Center in Los Angeles.Her lecture is entitled, Can You Hear Me?: Silence as an Indigenous Representational Strategy in Film.

Richard M. Milanovich, the late Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, was a lover of film and, each year, attended Native Film Fest. The Richard M. Milanovich Award for Distinguished Contributions to Indigenous Film established in his name honors those who have distinguished themselves by their meritorious work in Indigenous film.The 2014 Award will be presented to Tantoo Cardinal on Saturday evening at the 8:00 screening.

An accomplished and celebrated actress, Tantoo Cardinal has advanced Aboriginal performing arts throughout the world, blazing a trail in an industry where few roles for Aboriginal women previously existed.Among her 80-plus credits are Dances with Wolves, Black Robe, Smoke Signals, and North of 60.Acting and speaking are only two of the many ways she contributes to society, dedicating her life to ensuring Aboriginal people, their cultures, and the historic and current issues impacting their communities are fairly represented throughout the arts. In 2010, Ms. Cardinal was inducted as a Member into the Order of Canada for her outstanding contributions.

Don’t miss this much-awaited version of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope translated into the Navajo language with English subtitles. The film will be shown on Saturday, March 8 at the 8:00 p.m. Native Film Fest screening at Camelot Theatres. This is a free screening. No tickets required. Seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The Paul Kaplan Group is a boutique real estate firm specializing in architectural homes, vacation properties, and condos in the Palm Springs area.

This past Sunday, the Homeowners Association of Sandpiper Circles 11 and 12 invited the Palm Springs Preservation Foundation membership to celebrate their complex’s recent historic designation by the city of Palm Desert. A dedication ceremony took place poolside at Circle 11 and was followed by a limited open house tour and light refreshments in Circle 12. On May 23, 2013, the Palm Desert city council voted unanimously (5-0) to designate Sandpiper Condominiums Circles 11 and 12 an historic district.

The Sandpiper was constructed over an extended period of time from 1958 to 1969. As a result, the complex was built by a variety of builders, however, the style of the overall complex remains modernist. The different areas are referred to as “circles” and these various “circles” have unique characteristics and significance. Circles 11 & 12 were designed by Palmer & Krisel and consist of 16 buildings (32 units) and represent one of Palm Desert’s most intact examples of modernist architecture. Architectural features include flat roofs, expanses of glass and uses of concrete screen block as brise soleil.

Crowds began showing up early and racking up the bargains this past Sunday as The Paul Kaplan Group along with Modern Bear sponsored the Modernism Yard Sale as a free Modernism Week event. Although the sale did not begin until 8:00 a.m., anxious buyers begin lining the perimeter up to an hour early in hopes of grabbing some good mid-century and modern deals. Everyone was offered free donuts and Koffi supplied free coffee for the duration of the sale.

Goods ranged from original art, books, records, furniture, and slightly experienced mid-century household items. Vendors came from as far away as Indiana and Arizona as well as all over Southern California. A photo booth was on hand to capture the moment as customers found the items they could not pass up.

The Modernism Yard Sale will return next October. Sign up for email notification on The Paul Kaplan Group website: www.PaulKaplanGroup.com. As an official Modernism Week sponsor, The Paul Kaplan Group was also a sponsor of many of the events including the “A Taste of the Leisure Life” tour, the 6th annual Racquet Club Estates Home Tour and Reception, and the El Rancho Vista Estates Home Tour in addition to the Modernism Yard Sale.

The Paul Kaplan Group is once again sponsoring the annual Racquet Club Estates Tour as part of Modernism Week in Palm Springs. For the sixth year, this tour will showcase the mid-century modern beauty of seven unique Alexander and Meiselman homes built in the late 1950s and early 1960s. There will also be a collection of classic cars parked at each home and a catered reception with a celebrity guest speaker following the tour.

The tour will include Alexander homes designed by respected architect William Krisel, which exude the mid-century modern vernacular found in the soaring wafer-thin rooflines, clerestory windows, and open floor plan; an historic Alexander “Steel House” designed by respected architect Donald Wexler epitomizing the mid-century modern era and made with innovative construction material and method of assembly; and Meiselman homes capturing modern styling with post and beam technique, clerestory windows, tongue and groove ceilings and walls of glass.

All tour participants will receive a descriptive souvenir guidebook and are invited to a catered reception following the tour from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Although this tour has been sold out, The Paul Kaplan Group is holding many of their listings in the Racquet Club Estates community open for those unable to get tickets. A complete list of open houses can be found at www.PSOpens.com.

Matthew Reader of The Paul Kaplan Group is preparing his Airstream travel trailer for the Modernism Week Vintage Travel Trailer Show set for this Saturday and Sunday in the Hilton Palm Springs Parking lot at 400 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. It seems as if vintage travel trailers are all the rage at Modernism Week! Visit Matthew and one of his travel trailers along with this incredible collection of authentic and beautifully restored trailers in a festive, outdoor showplace located directly behind the Hilton Palm Springs. Bring the whole family to tour the interiors of these amazing, one-of-a-kind vintage travel trailers. Owners from across the West will be on hand to talk about their trailer’s history, restoration and travels. The show will also feature a variety of booths with a fun mix of gifts, art, and products for sale that relate to the Vintage Trailer lifestyle. Ticket prices are $15.00 for adults, $10.00 for students, and children under 12 are free. The show runs 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. on Saturday and from 10:00a.m. to 3:00p.m. on Sunday.